Tag Archives: China
China jails World of Warcraft cybercrime group
A real prison term for selling gold and guns in the online game World of Warcraft? Easy answer: ten men have been sentenced to up to two years behind bars in China for taking over 11,500 World of Warcraft … Continue reading
Panda Hackers Tried for Online Gambling
Two Chinese hackers, previously imprisoned for creating a notorious computer virus, stood trial again on Thursday for allegedly running online gambling games. A court in Lishui City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, heard the case against 26 … Continue reading
Report: Chinese Hackers Attacked Crucial Government Election Website
Chinese hackers tapped into the Federal Election Commission’s website during the federal government shutdown in October, a report released Tuesday by an investigative news organization says. The report from the Center for Public Integrity, one of the country’s oldest and largest … Continue reading
Malaysian Authorities Arrest Dozens in Cybercrime Sweep
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—In an early Friday swoop, Malaysian authorities arrested dozens of foreigners for alleged cybercrimes, the third operation of the year aimed at curbing online fraud and scams. The operation, code named Tiong, underscores the government’s current drive to … Continue reading
Cybercrime Strategy ‘Has Made UK Secure’
After presenting the annual National Cyber Security Strategy report to an audience of top business leaders, intelligence officers, and security experts in London, Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, told Sky News: “The need to raise awareness will continue … Continue reading
Vietnam announces big fines for social media “propaganda”
Vietnam will hand out fines of 100 million dong (£2,905) to anyone criticising the government on social media, under a new law announced this week, the latest measure in a widening crackdown on dissent by the country’s communist rulers. … Continue reading
Spy scandal weighs on U.S. tech firms in China, Cisco takes hit
U.S. technology companies including Cisco Systems Inc, International Business Machines Corp and Microsoft Corp may face new challenges selling their goods and services in China as fallout from the U.S. spying scandal starts to take a toll. Cisco shares tumbled … Continue reading
Scammers Trick Executives With ‘CEO’ Emails
Spam emails that try to solicit personal information, known as phishing, are taking advantage of corporate servile culture with messages feigned to resemble that of a company CEO, addressed to the firm’s executives. “Someone will spoof an email to the CFO … Continue reading
Young folks less concerned about privacy – but take more countermeasures
Think that frat party Facebook photo is all you have to worry about hiding online? Think again. A new survey from J.D. Power suggests that concerns about companies using private information aren’t actually more prevalent today than they were a decade ago … Continue reading
Baidu profit crimped by mobile Internet push
Baidu Inc., which operates China’s most popular search engine, said Wednesday quarterly profit rose 1.3 percent as it invested to expand its fledgling mobile business. The Beijing-based company earned 3 billion ($498 million) in the three months ended Sept. … Continue reading
Gregory D. Evans | Super Security Mogul 